Addoz Integrated Resources - Our client, a Agro-Processing / Cashew Manufacturing company, is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Mechanical Maintenance Manager
Location: Mowe, Ogun
Employment Type: Full-time
Industry: Agro-Processing / Cashew Manufacturing
Job Summary
Our client, a reputable agro-processing and cashew manufacturing company, is seeking a highly skilled, experienced, and results-driven Mechanical Maintenance Manager to oversee the maintenance, servicing, troubleshooting, and repair of industrial machinery and production equipment.
The ideal candidate must have extensive hands-on experience in mechanical maintenance within a manufacturing environment, preferably in agro-processing, food processing, agricultural production, or FMCG industries.
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring optimal equipment performance, minimising machine downtime, implementing preventive and corrective maintenance programmes, managing maintenance personnel, and ensuring the smooth running of production equipment and mechanical systems.
Candidates without practical industrial or manufacturing maintenance experience may not be considered.
Key ResponsibilitiesOversee all mechanical maintenance operations, ensuring maximum equipment availability and production efficiency.
Develop, implement, and monitor preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programmes.
Supervise the installation, servicing, troubleshooting, repair, and overhaul of industrial machinery and production equipment.
Diagnose mechanical faults and ensure timely resolution of equipment breakdowns to minimise production downtime.
Manage the maintenance of processing machines, conveyors, motors, gearboxes, pumps, bearings, compressors, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
Ensure proper maintenance of cashew processing equipment, including shelling machines, cutting machines, bucket elevators, conveyors, and colour-sorting machines.
Monitor machine performance, identify recurring mechanical faults, and implement long-term corrective measures.
Supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanical technicians, fitters, artisans, and other maintenance personnel.
Manage maintenance schedules, spare parts requirements, workshop activities, and maintenance documentation.
Work closely with production, engineering, and procurement teams to ensure equipment reliability and uninterrupted production.
Monitor maintenance expenditure, control repair costs, and recommend cost-effective maintenance solutions.
Ensure compliance with equipment safety standards, operational procedures, and relevant industrial regulations.
Prepare maintenance reports, equipment performance records, breakdown reports, and maintenance budgets.
Identify opportunities for equipment upgrades, process improvements, and increased operational efficiency.
Ensure proper housekeeping, safety practices, and maintenance standards within the engineering and production areas.
RequirementsHND or B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
Minimum of 8 years' cognate experience in mechanical maintenance, with substantial hands-on experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
Previous experience in agro-processing, food processing, agricultural production, FMCG, or other manufacturing industries is strongly preferred.
Proven experience supervising or managing mechanical maintenance teams in an industrial or manufacturing facility.
Strong technical knowledge of industrial machinery, mechanical systems, conveyors, gearboxes, pumps, motors, bearings, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
Practical experience in preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance management.
Demonstrable experience troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining production machinery.
Experience maintaining food or agro-processing equipment will be a strong advantage.
Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, equipment manuals, and technical specifications.
Strong knowledge of maintenance planning, spare parts management, equipment reliability, and breakdown analysis.
Good understanding of industrial safety standards and maintenance procedures.
Excellent leadership, analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work under pressure and manage maintenance activities in a fast-paced production environment.
High level of accountability, technical competence, and attention to detail.
SalaryN500,000 Monthly and Above (Open to Negotiation), depending on experience and competence.
Application Closing Date
20th November, 2026.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to: [Email hidden - Login to reveal] usingthe job title as the subject of the email.
Note: Only candidates with relevant industrial/manufacturing mechanical maintenance experience will be considered.
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